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Original Title: | Before I Go: A Novel |
ISBN: | 0977954323 (ISBN13: 9780977954322) |
Edition Language: | English |
Riley Weston
Hardcover | Pages: 403 pages Rating: 3.98 | 487 Users | 87 Reviews
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Would it be mean of me to say I was kind of waiting for Madison to die? I think it would be, but it would be the truth. The character of Madison was so selfish and that was before she got really sick. The fights between mother and daughter were horrible and always started by her. And then the way the mother doted on the daughter, making sure her eggs were just perfect or picky Madison would eat them.I do have to give to Mr. Henry for sticking around with two crazy women in his household. Though in any other book or movie he would have split a long time ago.
This is was a decent book, don't get me wrong. I liked the idea. An ice skater who is on her way to the Olympics gets deathly ill and dies. It tells you everyone on the inside cover. I enjoyed Madison's interaction with her mom on the ice and her interactions with Jackson. They joked around a lot which is a complaint I've read many had with the book, but it sort of broke up the tension that was always there between mother and daughter. Jackson was an okay guy. Kind of stupid, but aren't most of them? His stubbornness met with Madison's stubbornness was a nice read. Especially at the end when he refused to leave her side.
Oh, and the prom scene! That almost got me, I admit that. It was pretty damn sweet. Along with the very end after Madison goes and Jackson receives the delivery from her. That was pretty darn sweet as well.
So, as long as you don't mind knowing the ending before hand - or if you just want to skip reading the summary altogether - and can get through reading about a spoiled brat, this isn't a bad read!
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Title | : | Before I Go |
Author | : | Riley Weston |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 403 pages |
Published | : | September 15th 2006 by Campfire PR |
Categories | : | Fiction. Young Adult. Book Club |
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Ratings: 3.98 From 487 Users | 87 ReviewsJudgment Out Of Books Before I Go
I kind of hated it and as I got through the 400 freaking pages, I hated it even more.First of all, this book is f'ing long. It takes like 150 pages to set up the characters before Madison gets cancer. Then she has cancer for about 30 pages before we know she's going to die. And then we spend 200 pages watching her die. That's long. It's too long to get invested in a character that isn't even likable and then she dies.Secondly, it's f'ing sad. She dies. For a really long time. Around page 200 orDon't even pick up this book! I mean it! At least not without a box of tissues.Ice skating has obsorbed into Madison's viens. It's part of her and always will be. She's the best. She makes the line between winners and loosers. She's the standard. As she trains for the Olympic tryouts though, something is amiss. Madison is getting sick. It doesn't help either when she seems to start feeling more than friendship towards her long time best friend, Jack, one of the popular guys at school who she met
This is now one of my favorite books ever! I read well into the night and could not wait to pick it up the next day. So well written.
The ending was FABULOUS. The reason for only 4 stars? Has nothing to do with the last 100-150 pages. But, in my opinion, it started off kind of slow and it took me QUITE some time to get used to the excessive banter between the characters. Also, Annie kinda annoyed me til the VERY end. Overall, I would say Weston actually did a decent job portraying the skating world semi-realistically. (Most skating books are Hollywood-idealized version that are nothing like the actual sport. This was only
I kind of hated it and as I got through the 400 freaking pages, I hated it even more.First of all, this book is f'ing long. It takes like 150 pages to set up the characters before Madison gets cancer. Then she has cancer for about 30 pages before we know she's going to die. And then we spend 200 pages watching her die. That's long. It's too long to get invested in a character that isn't even likable and then she dies.Secondly, it's f'ing sad. She dies. For a really long time. Around page 200 or
Fiction, yes, but if it's even a little bit close to accurate - the intensity that ice skaters practice, or any sports figures for that matter, seems much to much. An emotional read.
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